"JS8Call stands on the shoulder of giants...the takeoff angle is better up there."
You might be asking...why is this named JS8Call? Why was it renamed from FT8Call? Why not something else, like BACON or HF Messenger? Good question! It is named this way as an homage to its heritage:
● JS8Call was previously named FT8Call.
● JS8Call uses a custom FT8 modulation (Franke-Taylor design, 8-FSK modulation) called JS8 (Jordan Sherer designed 8-FSK modulation). This is the base RF transport.
● JS8Call has a directed “calling” protocol laid over top the base RF transport to support free-form and directed message passing. Hence JS8 + Directed Calling = JS8Call.
(copied from KN4CRD's official JS8Call 0.7 pre release announcement)
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